Responsibility for automotive batteries and accumulators
Local authorities may choose to collect automotive batteries and accumulators. Collected automotive batteries are delivered either to an environmentally approved recycling company or to a reception site for automotive batteries established under the producer responsibility scheme. The collective scheme of Returbat has specialized in producer responsibility for automotive batteries.
Municipal tasks associated with automotive batteries:
- Establishment of collection schemes for automotive batteries.
- Establishment of regulations for collection of automotive batteries.
- Assignment of companies for disposal of automotive batteries.
- Supervision of delivery of automotive batteries to approved reprocessors of waste batteries.
- Supervision of correct management and treatment of waste automotive batteries.
Last edited: 07/10/2011